Jamia Islamia Canada

I stopped in for Dhuhr while I was delivering in the area. Beautiful masjid, very lovely and welcoming place to pray. Will return whenever I’m nearby

As a Muslim traveler, one would of course look for mosques that are on Google maps as "open 24/7". This is why I stopped at this mosque and unfortunately upon arrival, the mosque doors were shut and even though there was a car at the parking lot indicating that someone may be inside already, after several minutes of knocking and walking around the property I was unable to get into the mosque.

I urge the authorities of the mosque to not list this as one that is "open 24/7" for the sake of people passing by and wanting to pray their salah.

Ms. Rabia should not be a teacher. I'm pretty sure she doesn't have a license to teach. She bullied our daughter for years and we were not aware if it until our daughter recently had the courage to share with us. She used to bully her daily for the smallest thing. It's so sad to see a Teachers whose job is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for their students, but instead this teacher made it her mission to traumatize our daughter. God knows how many other kids she has bullied and they too are afraid to speak out. I hope this establishment will take serious action against her since she should not be any where near children. I can't believe she would purposely provide a hostile environment for her students and personally bully them. She used to humiliate my daughter in front of the entire class. Everytime she would get an answer wrong, Ms. Rabia would embarrass her and give her dirty looks daily. Our daughter till this day gets emotional talking about her trauma and I'm pretty sure this experience will haunt her for life.

Traveling from New York, I was warmly received. Wanted to stay and be part of this wonderful community. Will try to visit again soon, In Shaa Allah and spend one or two prayers here.

Alhamdulilah, beautiful and friendly establishment, very welcoming, it’s a great Islamic school for the kids and inshallah soon enough will grow for the entire Muslim community of Ottawa.

Very clean, smell is so nice. You can tell they it very serious about there cleanness and the service is great. JazaKAllah Kheir

A distant relative of mine, who's brother-in-law is here in Mississauga, recommended this Masjid to me and Moulana Asif Qasmi, the Imam of the Mosque for his du'aa and Baraqat during a time of great unease and strife for me. His prayers and blessings have provided me with a great deal of relief.

Little did I know that he performed one of my best friend's Nikah and that my Dada contributed to his Masjid, as it was the closest Masjid to him in Karachi. Little did I know that he also taught Islamic teachings to my Father and my Chachas. Little did I know that our relations with him go back so many decades.

My Father informed me that he worked 27 years of his life on a Tafseer of the Quran in Urdu and is now available for purchase in 6 volumes. I'm sure the money from the sale of these volumes goes towards the Masjid and towards other Zakat.

My own personal experience with the Imam and Moulana is that he is a very kind man to all. He is a soft spoken man with a kind heart. He seems to be in his 80s now, but still continues to provide Hidayyat, prayers and leadership in our faith of Islam.

The Mosque in general is a reflection of his leadership in that it is very clean and has Qudbahs both in Arabic, Urdu and English. The Qari for the offering of the 2nd Jum'aa Namaz is particularly insightful and recitesthe Quran during prayers in a beautiful voice reminiscent of Sheikh Sudais in Masjid al-Haram.

The Mosque also has a separate entrance and prayer area for women. It also has a separate place for making ablution (Wu'duu). It also has an Islamic school (Madrasa) for children attached. The children's contributions outside of the classrooms, I find to be beautiful and a reflection of what is taught to them at this school.

All in all, it is the best Masjid in all of Canada that I have had the opportunity to pray in, except for my childhood Masjid in Windsor, Ontario.

Jazak'Allah'Khair to Moulana Asif Qasmi and all the other hard workers of faith at Masjid Jamia Islamia. May they be rewarded for their good deeds and this life and the hereafter. Ameen.